The most popular alcohol among Russians

Clarified alcoholic preferences of Russian citizens and the average volume of alcohol consumption. About it reports “Kommersant”, citing research company GfK.

The most popular alcoholic beverage was wine. For the year consumption increased by 8.8 percent. The average Russian buys the wine seven times a year, and the average purchase volume is 1.4 liters. A year in the family drink about ten liters of the alcohol.

The average people of Russia to buy 21 litre of alcoholic beverages, not including beer. Spirits, wines, champagnes and sparkling wines I buy for 86 per cent of households at least once a year.

The study is based on survey data of households in rural and urban Russia from April 2017 to March 2018.

On 9 June it was reported that Russian wine-makers are asked to increase the subsidies and to reduce competition with cheap imported wines. Now the support of wine costs the state about 1.5 billion rubles annually.

June 4 was named the main article of expenses of Russians. The most popular product of daily consumption for the Russians turned out to be meat. It spent about 14 percent of household budgets.